Bell 212ASW 7
Heli-Dyne Bell 412EP 6
SAR TRAINING HELICOPTE
TH-57A/206B 2/1
EJERCITO VENEZOLANA (ARMY AIR ARM)
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Type
TRANSPORT
IAI-201/202 Ai
BN-2A Islandt
Queen Air B8(
King Air 90/Si
Cessna TU20i
Cessna 172
M-28 Skytruch
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AS-61A
UH-1H/Bell205A
Bell 412SP/EP
Bell 206B/206L1
A109A-2/AM
UH-60
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
Cessna 182 2
Active Stored Order/Req
Arava
Islander
B80/A65
q 90/Super
TU206G/207
k
3
1
1/1
1/1
2/1
1
12
Active Stored Order/Req
IAI-201 Arava
M-28 Skytruck
Beech E90
Kinq Air/Super Kinq Air
Queen Air 80
BN-2A Islander
Cessna U206
Cessna 402C
3
12
2
1/1
2
1
2
1
Cessna 182/172/152/337 1/2/3/2
NATIONAL GUARD
Type
TRANSPORT
r
Islands
182/17;
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Bell 412/SP/EP 5/1/8
AS365F Ecureil 7
Bell206B/L1 13/1
A109A 4
TRAINING HELICOPTERS
Enstrom F280FX 4
KON QUAN NHAM DAN VIETNAM
(VIETNAM PEOPLE'S ARMY AIR FORCE)
Vietnam's rapid economic development is opening the
country to foreign investment and has resulted in Hanoi
contemplating moving away from its traditional arms
suppliers in China and Russia. The Vietnamese air
force is considered efficient but financial problems
mean it will be unable to replace its 1960s and 1970s
vintage aircraft in significant numbers for many years.
Operational activity
Soviet troops left Vietnam in 2002 and since then the
country has been solely responsible for its own
defence. Vietnam has been at peace with its neigh
bours for over a decade.
Procurement
It plans to double the number of Su-27s in service and
has been linked with the Su-30MK. It has also secured
spares packages for its large fleet of MiG-21 s. Vietnam
is in talks with Sukhoi for a Su-22 upgrade. Four PZL
An-2s were delivered in early 2002, followed by 10 L-
39Cs from the Czech Republic in 2004 and two Mi-17s
from Russia. More trainers are required.
Fleet review
Almost all of the surplus US inventory has now been
sold off or scrapped.
Active Stored Order/Req Type
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Su-27P/UB
MiG-21 bis/UM
Su-2d^^^M
MiG-23
TRANSPORT
An-2^^IHH
An-30
An-2'HBHH
Yak-40
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120/19
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5
Ka-25
Ka-28/Ka-32
Mi-8/17
5
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TRAINING AIRCRAFT
Yak-18Max/BT-6 20
L-39C
Yak-52
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The K-8s also have a light ground-attack capability.
Many of the older aircraft, including the F-6s, Mi-8s and
Jastrebs, are thought to be unserviceable.
UNIFIED YEMEN AIR FORCE
North and South Yemen merged in 1990 and the air
forces of the two countries were amalgamated. It expe
rienced a civil war in 1994 and sporadic fighting contin
ues. Since 2002 Yemen has allied itself with the USA in
the global war on terrorism. In return it has received
military aid and US advisers have conducted training in
the country.
Operational activity
Throughout mid-2004 government troops, backed by
Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters were engaged in several
sweeps in the mountainous regions against rebel tribes
and supporters of Islamic fundamentalist clerics.
Procurement
In 2001, it ordered another 24 MiG-29s, including at
least 10 SMT versions from RSK MiG in a deal that
also includes an upgrade of an undisclosed number of
MiG-21s. Deliveries were due to begin in mid-2004.
Interest has been expressed in Kamov's Ka-52 attack
helicopters and Yemen is considering the acquisition of
surveillance-configured CN-235s from Indonesian
Aerospace to patrol vast desert expanses, which the
USA claims are home to AI Qaeda training camps.
Fleet review
The bulk of the Yemeni air force is based at Aden.
Serviceability rates are poor, particularly among the
older types.
Type
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
Active Stored Order/Req
MiG-23BN/UM
MiG-21 MF/bis/UM
MiG-29A/U/
F-7
TRANSPORT
An-12B
An-24
C-130H
SC7 Skyvan
25
•mm 8/2
6
3
5
2
2
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Mi-8
AB206B JetRanqer
AB212/AB212
49
5/1
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
L-39C
Zlin 242L
ZAMBIA
12
11
24SMT/12
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AIR FORCE AND AIR DEFENCE COMMAND
Zambia faces no external threats and its armed forces
have increasingly been involved in African peacekeep
ing missions.
Operational activity
No major operational activity occurred over the past
year involving the air force.
Procurement
There are reports that the MiG-21 s were upgraded in
Israel in the late 1990s. Zambia's latest purchase is
eight K-8 trainers acquired from China in 1999; the two
countries have increasingly close defence ties.
Fleet review
Type
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
MiG-21 MF 4HH
Active
Shenyang F-6(MiG-19) 8
J1E Jastreb
TRANSPORT
An-26
DHC-5D Buffalo
Y-12(ll)
BAe 748 Srs2A
Yak-40
5
4
1
1
Dornier 28 Skyservant 10
Kinq Air 90
Canadair CL-601
1
2
COMBAT HELICOPTER
AB47G
AB212
AB205
Mi-8/17
2
12
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
MB326GB
Saab MFI17
SF260MZ7TP
K-8
Nanchang BT6
ZIMBABWE
14
6/2
7
10
Stored Order/Req
16
4
4
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12
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16
AIR FORCE OF ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe's international isolation continues and this
has severely limited the ability of the country's armed
forces to acquire new equipment and spares for exist
ing aircraft.
Operational activity
Zimbabwe pulled it troops out of the Democratic
Republic of Congo in late 2002 and has since then
concentrated on internal security tasks.
Procurement
Reports that Zimbabwe had bought 12 new fighters for
$240 million during in mid-2004 have yet to be con
firmed, with China, the alleged supplier, denying
involvement. Some reports also suggest Zimbabwe is
about to acquire 14 MiG-29s from Russia. China is
believed to have supplied five replacement F-7s, and
Libya to have delivered three MiG-23s, at nominal cost,
as well as making a gift of two Mi-24s and a similar
number of Mi-8s.
Fleet review
Zimbabwe's air force uses Chinese MiG-21 copies as
the basis of its combat fleet, supported by elderly UK-
built Hunters and various armed trainers and counter-
insurgency aircraft. The 0-2s, donated by the USAF,
have an anti-poaching role over the country's extensive
national parks.
Upheaval in the country and its dramatically reduced
income mean that much of the fleet is unserviceable.
Type Active Stored
COMBAT AIRCRAFT
F-7IIN/FT-7B2 5/2
MiG-23 3
Hunter FGA9/Hunter T81
Hawk 60/60A
ISTAR/SPECIAL MISSION
FTB337G Lynx/O-2 14/:
TRANSPORT
C-212 9
BN-2A Islander 5
COMBAT HELICOPTER
Order/Req
Mi-24/Mi-35
Mi-8
AB412
SA319Alouettelll
AB205
AS532UL Cougar
8-10
2
7
27 d^HBHHH^HH
8
2
TRAINING AIRCRAFT
SF260TP 6
SF260MAWSF260F 17/6
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